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Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs The Dalles 62/89 Astoria 50/64 Portland 57/80 Corvallis 53/82 Eugene 53/82 Pendleton 61/86 Salem 56/81 Albany 53/82 Sunday Partly sunny Klamath Falls 50/79 Variable cloudiness Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 64° 51° Monday 50° Tuesday Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers 60° 65° 53° Mostly cloudy with a brief shower or two 60° 52° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High ........................................... 64° Low ............................................ 53° Normal high ............................... 62° Normal low ................................. 48° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.00" Month to date .......................... 1.29" Normal month to date ............. 3.02" Year to date ........................... 26.66" Normal year to date .............. 33.06" Sunset tonight .................. Sunrise Saturday ............. 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